spin cycle
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- north norfolk
when ppl first started camping/caravaning the idea that 'roughing it' was part of the adventure.....now they want to have a smaller version of their 3 bed semi internet et al on a hard standing 
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- Thread starter TrewithickFarm
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multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I have started at £15/night,now also charging £1/Night for wi fi and will charge for shower,putting my price up to £18 for next year(some of my customers have said im too low!!),all weekends booked until end of september,week days 3 or four each day,only been open from march so not sure how it will go through winter but should be making a profit next year,i will be putting more pitches in aswell,so spending again!
Farmers little Wife
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- Location
- South West Wales
So, a lightweight and under the thumb
NO chance, @multi power is his own man, he only does what he wants, when he wants, even still acts like a single man
Farmers little Wife
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- Location
- South West Wales
you compromise!!!! no you f**king dont
- Location
- Breconshire
Farmers little Wife
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- Location
- South West Wales
Did you have to get planning for that lot or is it exept because its a CL 5 van site? I'm guessing you did as you want to expand? Are you carvan club or camping and caravan club?
Do the campers have to book or can they just turn up? Reason's i ask is the patch i wanted to try this out on is 6 miles away from home.
It has to be done through an exempt organisation,im with caravan club which id only caravans,if you want tents aswell go with the caravan and camping club,i have done mine adults only as i didnt want kids running through our working farm,pre booked only
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
- Location
- Cornwall
Yes steevo,they will be seperate from the cl although i will prefer caravan clubers as they are a certain type and no bother!
I have put plans in with the council,i have about 3 weeks to go until i will know
The only restrictions i have are that it should be cc members only,28 days is the maximum anyone can stay for so no seasonal pitches,i am open all year
Chasingmytail
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- Location
- Newport, SE Wales
You could just go for a natural site not everyone wants all singing and dancing. There is a demand for adult only, clubs like scouts, educational etc or a site allowing camp fires. Dont just copy what the run of the mill does look at other markets. The margin is important may be more cost effective to offer a simple toilet and 1 mobile shower and waste. Before jumping down the deluxe market costing you a huge investment. We stayed a a simple site in West Wales once it was brilliant. There was a caravan club group there taking up a big number of plots. The farmer was out most of the time. The gate was manual. No fuss, no hassle, no Wifi, no washing up facilities just a tap. Plenty of room for people to go where they wanted no endless rules like no ball games etc. There are plenty of £25 a night sites but to offer £10 may bring more numbers and less hassle. Another option is to look at a Green site ie compostable toilets, no electric, recycling, What about something like this? http://www.exmoorgreenandwild.co.uk/
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Caravan and mobile home toilets are there for "overnight urgency" situations, more a feature for the over 50's and the showers are hardly ever used.
Even http://www.exmoorgreenandwild.co.uk/ has hot water showers (in a tent)
What you do need though is a waste dump station.
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Chasingmytail
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- Location
- Newport, SE Wales
we just sold our van as it never got used I could never shower properly in there anyway, you dont get the power or feel as though you could have a proper wash without panicking about the water consumption and the mess. We all used the site facilities. We have reverted back to proper camping now - usually only a night or so.
boyo
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Is it impossible to set this up as above I'd you'd in a national park? Or are you permitted to do the limited number of pitches thing